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polit\u00e9cnico de leiria<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Organisation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

School of Education and Social Sciences (ESECS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The School of Education and Social Sciences is one of the most attractive schools of Polit\u00e9cnico de Leiria, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and attracting more than 2000 students every academic year. Internationally, the school actively cooperates with our European Higher Education partners, but also further away with institutions from Portuguese Speaking African countries, Brazil and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in Campus 1, in the city centre of Leiria, ESECS has three teaching buildings with classrooms, laboratories (multimedia, languages, sciences and mathematics), study rooms, and a sports hall. It hosts the Centre for Chinese Language and Culture, the Centre for Digital Inclusion, and the \u201cIPlay\u201d Radio and studios for audio-visual works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dean<\/h2><\/div>
Professor
Pedro Gil Frade Morou\u00e7o<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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School of Technology and Management (ESTG)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Founded in 1989, the School of Technology and Management attracts around 5,000 students every academic year to study in the fields of engineering, technology, management, public administration, and legal sciences. The school\u2019s purpose is to provide research and education that combines academic excellence with a positive impact on people, business and society. To promote knowledge and ideas exchange, it develops many community-related activities, which has been increasing entrepreneurship and the employment rate in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESTG is recognised as a Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle and Edunet academy. In partnership with many national and international economic actors, the school is driven by the values of sustainable development and social responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESTG<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dean<\/h2><\/div>
Professor
Carlos Alexandre Bento Capela<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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School of Arts and Design (ESAD.CR)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The School of Arts and Design is nationally and internationally recognised for its creative teaching methodologies and applied research. Founded in 1988, this school attracts students from all over the world every academic year. ESAD.CR has been awarded more than 250 national and international prizes. It currently has around 1600 students and over 130 experienced teaching staff, who have been internationally distinguished in the most wide-ranging creative areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in Campus 3, in the city of Caldas da Rainha, an important centre for ceramic production, the school\u2019s main building has studio spaces and workshops, being one of the most unique and complete national projects of artistic education. The campus is composed of four spacious and well-equipped buildings, set between oaks and pines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With well-equipped labs and workshops, students and researchers can access technologies ranging from analogue photography, printmaking, silk-screening, ceramic, wood and metal to digital video and photography, sound, digital Printing, prototyping and 3D printing or multimedia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dean<\/h2><\/div>
Professor
Jo\u00e3o Pedro Faustino dos Santos<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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School of Tourism and Maritime Technology (ESTM)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The School of Tourism and Maritime Technology\u2019s purpose is to create a Higher Education school of reference in the field of tourism, especially coastal and maritime tourism. Campus 4 is a privileged study and research spot, located in the city of Peniche, where students and researchers can face the Atlantic Ocean and the Berlengas Natural Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 1999, the ESTM uses advanced teaching and research methodologies with more than 1,300 students. Our 6 tourism degrees have all been awarded the quality certification TEDQUAL (Quality Assurance for Tourism Education, Training and Research Programmes) by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dean<\/h2><\/div>
Professor
S\u00e9rgio Miguel Franco Martins Leandro <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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School of Health Sciences (ESSLei)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The School of Health Sciences was the first Higher Education institution established in the region of Leiria, back in 1973, when it only taught Nursing. In 2001, it joined Polit\u00e9cnico de Leiria, and its academic and research subjects and activities widened to cover other essential health sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in Campus 2, in the city centre of Leiria, ESSLei has more than 1200 students. The school\u2019s estates and facilities include a teaching building with classrooms, training labs (physiotherapy, electrotherapy, assisted bath, maternal and child health, nursing techniques, adapted apartment, anatomy, basic physics) and a conference room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We provide our students with real-life learning activities to equip them with the best knowledge possible. The relationship between ESSLei\u2019s researchers, lecturers and local, regional and national healthcare services is also strongly promoted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dean<\/h2><\/div>
Professor
Rui Fonseca-Pinto<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Distance Learning Unit (UED)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Director <\/strong>Professor Maria Isabel Alves Rodrigues Pereira<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Distance Learning Unit aims to update and increase the use of new learning methods, especially distance-learning ones. It is committed to overcome time and space barriers of in-person learning and contribute to a more educated society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Duties<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n